STEM- Light: Overview and Experiments

ETC Montessori Digital

Jan 2018 · ETC Montessori Digital

About this eBook

 A curriculum that is specifically designed to meet the STEM requirements. This module presents projects and explorations in Light and its various forms. As with all STEM based curriculum it incorporates open-ended enquiry, and is completely project based. 

Aimed at lower elementary, this curriculum contains explorations for each level, prompting children to have in-depth conversations based on a spiraled set of explorations. 

The accompanying teacher's notes/manual is carefully designed to give enough information and guidance in how to present the lesson that teachers immediately feel comfortable in presenting the fundamental concepts. 

Includes experiment cards and Teacher's Manual. Concepts touched on are as follows:

NGSS and CC StandardsHistorical figuresLightImportant TermsProperties of LightIlluminationTranslucenceI SpyLight CommunicationLight SpectrumMixing Pigment Stained GlassMixing Pigment vs Mixing LightOptical InversionWhy is the Sky Blue?SundialsAppendix

About the author

 Since our founding year of 2003, ETC®  has expanded its reach, becoming a Total Montessori company with a goal of understanding and meeting the needs of the Montessori community. ETC® Montessori is the largest publisher of Montessori curriculum serving teachers and students from early childhood through middle school.